The civilization of Aegean continent is developed on the shoulders of earth spirits. -------------- Notes on the title page of "Rites and Ceremonies".

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  The goblins started digging holes.

  A huge pit.

  The bustling scene reminded Liu of the production team's water reservoir excavation that year, where a team of diligent workers toiled for two winters and springs, only to end up with a leaky pool that couldn't hold water.

  The gnomes worked very diligently, mainly because the malicious gaze of those supervisors on the side forced them to speed up their pace.

  A dozen steps away from them, there was a withered tree, on which hung the former leader of the bear spirits.

  The leader of the Xiongdi Jing was the only one who still tried to resist after Liu Zhen said the surrender time, and the leader had a responsibility, especially for the strong thieves who were galloping in the vast wilderness, their courage was far beyond that of the grassland bandits on the border.

  This goblin warrior is the strongest brave in the goblin tribe, and the bronze axe he holds is proof of his strength. The goblins' smelting technology is inferior to that of the dwarves, and the ordinary goblin warriors use nail-headed clubs made from the branches of the "iron skin cactus" that grows on the barren plains of Donau for dozens of years. These cactus branches are very solid, with sharp thorns that do not easily break off, and only the strongest goblin warriors can wield the bronze weapons unearthed from underground during the era of the gods' wars.

  The leader of the bandits, Xiongdi Jing, was naturally unwilling to surrender himself and his followers so easily, especially after having the upper hand and being on the verge of reaping the rewards.

  He shouted slogans full of mobilization and incitement, trying to inject a bit of rebellious courage into the blood of these disheartened rascals.

  But all the gnomes' courage had already been lost in the face of the magic water arrows that filled the sky and the strong elephant warriors. The gnomes were cruel and lustful, but their innate cowardice was always flowing through their filthy blood vessels. Their cruelty would melt away instantly like a snowman in the sun when they encountered an even more brutal counterattack.

  Liu Zhenhong held the little piglet and walked slowly up the red earth ridge, wherever he went, the bear-like creature immediately threw away the nail-headed stick in its hand, under the leader's call to action, a straight and wide thoroughfare was cleared, the piglet's snout casually pointed in one direction, would trigger a burst of hysterical screams and large-scale human and horse overturns.

  The leader of the bear tribe was speaking with great enthusiasm, when he suddenly found that his followers had all retreated. He turned around abruptly and was shocked to see that the peculiar-looking Pigg, who had one side of his hair long and the other short, was staring at him with a smile.

  "Look, you've got a lot to say, go on." Liu Zhenhong smiled as he looked at the leader of the earth spirit, speaking in fluent earth spirit language with a hint of northeastern accent.

  Unlike worldly prejudices, Liu Zhen was enlightened by "Wisdom Enlightenment" and clearly knew some ordinary facts that humans had never understood - the earth spirit is not as simple as a strong thief, a small thief, or a bandit in every demon's imagination. The earth spirit has a stunning brilliance in the record on the last page of the "Rite of Sacrifice" given to Liu Zhen by Cui Peisheng.

  Ten thousand years ago, the dwarves were once the wisest race in this world. They were the earliest possessors of cuneiform script and the favored children of the creator god. Dwarven merchants carrying their domesticated behemoths had once spread the shadow of "Dwarven Shops" to every remote corner of the Aegean mainland, and the phrase "where there's a road, there's a dwarven shop" was absolutely not an exaggeration.

  These wandering merchants of the Djinn also scatter seeds of enlightenment into the minds of other intelligent races that are still in a state of chaos.

  Before the war between gods and demons, countless wise and outstanding figures emerged among the dwarves. A legendary dwarf hero named Gabrin was able to use strange black powder to blast open high mountains in search of rare minerals thousands of years ago. He could also create mechanical puppets using minerals and steam, far surpassing the magical puppets of human magicians today. These heroes who could have forged a brilliant history for the dwarves unfortunately perished in the brutal battles against the demon tribe during the war between gods and demons, causing the entire dwarf clan to wither away before they had a chance to flourish.

  The ruthless years have made the remaining earth spirits lose their way of passing on civilization after they lost their own writing, and now the only proof of their identity is the dirty and brutal earth spirit language. As for the wisdom and intelligence left by their ancestors, it was "properly" used in robbery and looting.

  Time seems to have played a huge joke, turning the once brilliant earth spirit into the most despicable synonym for the entire Aegean continent after losing its own civilization.

  These glorious historical events were hidden in the deepest part of memory by the thick dust of years, and even the most brilliant civilization can be squandered.

  Liu Zhen was gazing at this earth spirit leader with a sigh of emotion.

  "Who are you... what do you want to do?" The leader of the Xiongdi tribe's reply was a bit disorganized due to underlying psychological shadows. His height was more than a head taller than Liu Zhen, but for some reason, he felt like he was looking up at Taemu Raya in front of him.

  Two large knives with serrated blades quietly approached the bear-like creature's leader from behind, and by the time he smelled a thick bloody smell, it was too late. The two dark green knives crossed each other to the left and right, already grasping his throat, and the dense green serrations on the blade made the bear-like creature's leader immediately break out in goosebumps on his neck.

  The leader of the Xiongdi tribe had a face as pale as death, and subconsciously gripped the bronze axe in his hand tightly, with sweat marks on the handle.

  The bears around had already hugged their heads and squatted down because the little piglet was scanning them.

  Like an ostrich, once a leprechaun loses his will to fight and surrenders, he always ends up squatting on the ground with his head in his hands.

  "I am the master here. I'm sorry, you got the beginning you wanted, but not the ending you wanted. The master of Red Soil Slope expresses his deepest regret to you." Liu Zhen was shocked and bent down to pick up Guo Guo, who had already thrown away the big stick and opened her arms, and the two fragrant shadows immediately rushed into his strong arms, squeezing the little piglet to cry out loud.

  Helen under the high slope is staring at her mouth.

  The leader of the Kuma tribe's eyes were about to bulge out, but he had no way to resist, those two sharp serrated knives made him unable to muster up any courage to fight back ------- although he really wanted to try his luck.

  "Fight me like a warrior!" The leader of the Kuma tribe still had some discontent: "Put down that terrifying demon beast in your hand! Let's fight fairly, like real warriors!"

  "The great wisdom of the Earth Spirit clan is indeed fully embodied in you. You've even managed to come up with a bold move, I really didn't say it wrong, you're quite capable. Liu Zhen looked at the tense bear-like Earth Spirit leader, patted the shoulders of the two beauties, and the two petite beauties' faces turned red as they suddenly remembered that there were many eyes watching them, and quickly moved away from his side."

  Helen under the high slope is another disdainful look.

  "Would you refuse?" The leader of the Xiongdi tribe, although unaware of what "taunting" was, still showed his cleverness at this moment. He knew that whether it was humans or Bimon, they all valued a ridiculous noble demeanor, especially in front of beautiful ladies, and this noble demeanor would make them hard to refuse any duel challenge.

  The earthworms all called this kind of demeanor "foolish etiquette".

  This was also his last resort, if this Migu could really duel with him, relying on his tall stature and long-standing combat skills, the leader of the Xiongdi tribe still had a grasp of winning.

  "Why not?" Liu Zhenhong sneered with a smile. This answer, which had no nutritional value whatsoever, was so ridiculous that even the shameless Jie race almost fainted.

  "You... actually refuse the challenge of a fair duel? On the battlefield, you shouldn't back down from a duel with any opponent! You're insulting your own noble identity!" The leader of the Xiongdi tribe's eyes slanted over, his white eyes rapidly flipping, his face full of incredulity.

  "How did you know so much?" Liu Zhen felt that this guy was quite interesting.

  "I've had a few human and Bimon slaves before, so I naturally know." The leader of the Kuma tribe put on an air of "you're trying to deceive me with your ignorance" expression.

  "Get up." Liu Zhenhong used the back of his curved knife to pat the heads of the two bear-like creatures crouching on one side.

  Two gnomes were photographed with their heads shrunk back, standing up in a daze and at a loss.

  The two gnomes were in their prime, with a face full of whiskers and a body full of muscles, sturdy in build. The one on the left had a rough look on his face, while the one on the right looked strong. However, when you put the two together, what shone through was timidity.

  "Don't be afraid." Liu Zhenhong smiled at the two of them and ordered the hedgehog people below to throw up two iron bits. These two iron bits were used as the bridle for the wild boar that pulled the only large cart in this year's migration, made from two pieces of curved scrap metal, a product of the countryside workshop of Bogu Village.

  Two iron pincers under Liu Zhen's curved arms were easily pulled into two bent hooks. The eyeballs of each earth spirit next to him were wide open, and the iron rods on these two pincers were as thick as a big thumb, which was no longer within their power to straighten.

  The leader of the Kuma clan's back was drenched in sweat that had seeped through his worn leather armor.

  This guy is going to duel himself, I'm probably in for a world of trouble. The leader of the Kuma Den's heart tightened.

  "Take them." Liu Zhen was satisfied and stuffed two curved hook-shaped chew toys into the hands of the two bear cubs.

  Two goblin bears stared at each other nervously, unsure what kind of trick Pig Grandfather was playing. His smile always sent a chill down their spines, and they couldn't shake off the eerie feeling that kept popping into their minds.

  "Get a hold of your leader's mouth." Liu Zhen shook his head, directing the two silly-looking bear-like creatures. One of them moved slowly and was kicked by him, stumbling backwards.

  The bear-like creature leader looked at the two rascals with a puzzled expression, wondering why they were stuffing two iron things into his mouth. With two metal objects stuck in his mouth, he naturally felt uncomfortable, but fortunately, the bear-like creature's mouth was relatively large, and apart from a slight metallic taste, the bear-like creature leader didn't feel any other discomfort and could still speak.

  "Kampas is on top! You actually refused a challenge from a earth spirit! Your name will soon be spread all over the Great Wilderness!" The bear earth spirit leader was proudly flaunting his heroism, while using the corner of his eye to glance at the two rascals in his mouth, signaling them to slow down their chewing.

  "Are you still unwilling to surrender?" Liu Zhenhong hugged his arms and stared at the leader of the earth spirit, with a pet standing on one shoulder, three mouths simultaneously inhaling and exhaling mist.

  "I...". The leader of the bear tribe had actually wanted to surrender, because he saw a slave with a branded face picking up a thick withered tree trunk from the ground and swinging it at the soldiers below the slope, the dull sound of flesh and wood colliding, as well as the sound of bones shattering accompanied by mournful cries, rising and falling in succession.

  Those giant elephant warriors stood beside him with their arms crossed, looking at him coldly.

  The leader of the Kuma no Sei was about to surrender when he was interrupted by two gazes.

  Avery and Ningshu's eyes were gazing at him, two beautiful speaking gazes.

  These two beautiful eyes seemed to carry endless encouragement, and suddenly made the leader of the bear-like creature feel that his image should not be as sloppy as his subordinates.

  Nor did he know where a burst of courage came from, but the leader of the bear spirits roared: "Rather die than surrender!"

  As soon as he said this sentence, he actually regretted it, but regret was too late.

  Liu's smile on his face froze instantly, he spat out the cigar in his mouth, grabbed the leader of the Xiongdi tribe by the hair and pulled him over, using his arm to choke him. The strong body was choked by him until his tongue came out a short distance, and the bronze axe in his hand also fell off with a "clang".

  "Bring it on! I'd like to see whose mouth is harder, yours or my methods. You two, rip his mouth apart!" Liu Zhenpeng turned around and shouted at the two empty-handed bear-like creatures.

  Two goblins were startled by the loud shout, and under Liu's fierce gaze, they closed their eyes, put the fishhook that had just been pulled out of their leader's mouth back in, and pulled it to the left and right with force.

  The dull cries and wails became the only main melody.

  The ghoul Karlu, who was excitedly rising from the high slope below, was also stunned by the mournful cries, and the tree trunk in his hand froze in mid-air, hesitating to fall.

  Two sturdy gnomes gritted their teeth and pulled with all their might on the hooks in their hands, which were dull and coarse. The leader of the gnomes had his mouth stretched wide open by the hook, but his skin refused to tear. The two gnomes took a simultaneous deep breath, paused for a moment, and then pulled again with great force. This time, two cracks opened up at the corners of the leader's mouth, revealing his black-and-yellow teeth, which were embedded with food debris and streaked with blood, completely exposed to the air.

  "Hey!" Under Liu's intimidating gaze, the two goblins exerted themselves even more, both of their butts lifted high into the air. A slow, tearing sound of ripped leather echoed through the air as the two executioners simultaneously fell to the ground with a thud.

  Everyone who saw this scene was shocked, Evie's face had changed and she didn't dare to speak again, fearing that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would vomit.

  Liu Zhen released the already strangled leader of the bear-like creatures with eyes rolled back.

  "Ah......" The leader of the bear-like creatures covered his face with both hands and fell to the ground, rolling around in agony. His heart-wrenching cries were accompanied by two strips of torn flesh and a gush of blood that flowed out, shaking the earth.

  Liu Zhen's next command made all the bear spirits dare not slack off, he said dig a hole, and they immediately went to dig a hole, using their fingers to scoop, each bear spirit working extremely quickly.

  A withered tree trunk was inserted behind them, their leader was hung with two thumbs nailed on it, and the toes had to be lifted to touch the ground dripping with fresh blood. The two blurry mouths and white teeth hanging from the leader's face made all the bear-like creatures eager to show themselves while working.

  Hedgehogs and skunks, who knows where they got the courage from, were now swaggering around with whips, occasionally lashing at the goblins digging holes.

  Liu Zhen and Ning Yu hugged Evel.

  The two girls suddenly felt that all their burdens had mysteriously disappeared since Richard's appearance, and his strong arms seemed to have the magic of driving away bad luck. This warm and comfortable hug made them reluctant to leave.

  Little piglet Kasha was reported by two mothers at the same time for being mischievous, and according to Evie's meaning, she should be severely punished.

  Guo Guo received praise, but it wasn't because of its outstanding performance. The key was that at the last moment, it didn't follow the crowd and made a move after all.

  "The Familiar only accepts control from one person, which is also reasonable." Helen helped to mediate and explained for the two little beasts.

  "But these two little brats aren't Richard's magical pets! They haven't even signed a spiritual contract, how can they be called magical pets?" Evelyn disagreed.

  Liu Zhen was taken aback and burst out laughing: "What's with the demon pet or not?! I treat them like my own kids! Ka Qiu Sha is still so young, how can you bear to argue with it?! Guo Guo seems to have entered a rebellious phase now, look at this little rascal, starting to learn how to smoke cigars from me! And even bringing his sister along to smoke too! Heh heh... just like the mold I was carved from back in the day! If I put him in the demon beast forest for three years, he'll definitely become a hoodlum among the demon beasts!"

  "You can't hit me, but you're free to scold." Liu Zhenhong said.

  Kasha had Liu Zhen's support, and she became more complacent. Her little tail curled up into a circle, "吧唧吧唧" (the sound of kissing) as she stuck out her tongue to give Liu Zhen a passionate kiss. She turned her head and gave the two beautiful women a provocative glance. Guo Guo was also smoking a cigar, puffing away with a self-satisfied expression on his face.

  Ning Yu and Evie almost fainted from anger.

  Then Liu Zhen introduced the two to the newly recruited Mammoth Warrior Korina and her family, and Little Vincent's tall stature with a runny nose made the two girls shiver.

  "How could these brave warriors...?" Jing Yu found it a bit strange, how such majestic warriors would so easily follow Liu Zhen to the desolate and barren Fei Lengcui.

  "It was a scam." Liu Zhen shook his head, chuckled and said, warmly pulling Korina over: "I destroyed the snow banana forest they relied on for survival. I'm a rough man, when I see something I like, I'll use the most direct method to get it, but I've already made it clear to them, anyway, I have the buckthorn banana forest, and I can raise them! As long as I eat flies, I won't lack their legs!"

  "Deceit?" Corina's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Kori: "How could you do this? Didn't the mighty Mammoth Warriors' methods enrage you?"

  "Madam," Corina smiled and said, "The Mammoth people respect heroes the most. We have already witnessed Mr. Richard's strength, and he can confess to us, which proves that he actually doesn't want to deceive us. Being able to receive such thoughtful treatment from you is also an honor!"

  "Do you guys believe in this kind of interpretation? It's really...". Jing Yu was completely speechless.

  What's the point of not believing? Kolina was also depressed in her heart, the snow banana was gone, and she couldn't really go back to Snow Mountain to starve to death for the sake of face, could she? Song Wu's double xiuhad the four great golden human magic puppets of Longji, but he didn't follow anyone, so who would he follow?

  I didn't explain it to be as simple as you thought, that was a sincere and tearful explanation. Liu Zhen thought to himself secretly, while laughing on the surface: "To quote a common saying, this is called 'a good belly can hold a boat'! Haha... The Mammoths also belong to the same family as the Orefen, of course they have a broad heart! How could they care about my methods? Besides, I've already shown them on the way that I can plant a phoenix palm with the Spring of Life. I didn't cheat them!"

  "Banana flavor is really good." Korina smiled and nodded. Looking at his demeanor, it seems that the part of him being moved by banana is much higher than his broad-mindedness.

  Helen gave a sudden start beside him.

  Where did this sentence come from in the vernacular, it's clearly "Zhǎo guā le ěr fēn du zǐ lǐ hǎo chōng chuán" that's correct, this is obviously a curse.

  "I'm a rough person... Is this the only way to get you guys...? This phrase sounds so familiar!" On the side, Aisha glared at Liu Zhen with hatred and anger in her eyes.

  Damn! I've let the cat out of the bag! Liu Zhen suddenly remembered that this trick was also used when he had obtained Ayr and Ning Yu's bodies on the "Penglai".

  Jing Yu suddenly also had an epiphany.

  "These few brave warriors are..." Liu Zhen was shocked to see the situation wasn't good, and quickly dodged to the side, pulling over a few Green Party monks, avoiding this sensitive topic.

  The Green Party mantises treated each other's wounds with prayers and were about to leave. Jingyu glared at Liu Zhensheng, introducing them one by one for him to know. For their righteous support, Liu Zhensheng had a good impression of them.

  The old tortoise also came out of the cave, the old man had been secretly watching the situation, the bloody scene scared this kind tortoise elder's face color still hadn't recovered until now, looking at Liu Zhen's gaze was mixed with deep fear.

  When he learned that this was the lord, Elder Anduril's heart surged with a chill.

  "What made you let the bear spirits dig a hole?" After exchanging pleasantries with the elder, Evie couldn't help but ask Liu Zhen in a low voice.

  "I'm ready to bury them alive." Liu Zhen said calmly.

  "Buried alive?" Everyone who heard this gasped in shock.

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  The control of illusions is indeed a problem when there are many illusions, this writing is more in line with logic, after all, the brain of the Jade Condensation is not a computer.

  What I write, whether it's a battle song or magic, including illusions, all have their own flaws, that's what makes them balanced.

  This point has already been expressed in the description, no need for further explanation, right?